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Tok Community Library
Tok Community Library serves Tok’s 1,329 residents. Last year it logged 2,786 visits, about 2.1 for every resident, and lent 2,792 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Tok Community Library
Mile 1314 Alaska Highway, Tok 99780
29 hrsopen a week
1,019sq ft
7,716books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#52
#52 of 62 AK libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Alaska that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
2,786
visits
2.1 per resident
2,792
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
8
programs & events
160 attended
510
library cards
38% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
2.1 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,792 loans last year
Books & media (adults)21%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming47%
Who the programs are for
8 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $18K.
State 63%Gifts & other 37%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.